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AssigneeBorealis Technical Limited
InventorsIsaiah W. Cox, Rodney T. Cox
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A method is provided for determining a relational speed and position of two moving components, preferably an aircraft landing gear drive wheel, a component of the drive wheel, a drive means driving the landing gear drive wheel, or a component of the drive means, using fiber optic technology. Speed and positional information relating to the relative positions of a part of a landing gear drive wheel and a part of a drive means driving the drive wheel can be obtained to ensure their proper engagement or interaction. A single optical fiber preferably provides information relating to drive wheel speed, drive means speed, drive wheel position, and drive means position, therefore enabling efficient autonomous ground travel of an aircraft equipped with this system. The present method can also be employed to monitor aircraft wheel speed in aircraft that use thrust from the engines to move an aircraft on the ground.
A method for determining relational speed and position in an aircraft equipped with one or more landing gear drive wheels driven by onboard non-engine drive means, comprising:
A method for measuring the relative speeds and positions of two movable objects on an aircraft comprising directing a fixed source of light at both said movable objects through a single optical fiber and converting light reflected from both said movable objects to signals representative of the speed and position of one movable object relative to the other movable object, whereby ground movement of said aircraft can be controlled.
A method for determining relational speed in an aircraft using engine thrust to move the aircraft on the ground, comprising:
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